Genetic and environmental determinants of progressive renal disease and carotid atherosclerosis in Chinese patients with type II diabetes or NIDDM
Grant Data
Project Title
Genetic and environmental determinants of progressive renal disease and carotid atherosclerosis in Chinese patients with type II diabetes or NIDDM
Principal Investigator
Emeritus Professor Lam, Karen Siu Ling
(Principal Investigator (PI))
Co-Investigator(s)
Dr Wat Nelson Ming Sun
(Co-Investigator)
Duration
18
Start Date
1998-07-01
Amount
120000
Conference Title
Genetic and environmental determinants of progressive renal disease and carotid atherosclerosis in Chinese patients with type II diabetes or NIDDM
Presentation Title
Keywords
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Discipline
N/A
HKU Project Code
N/A
Grant Type
Low Budget High Impact Programme
Funding Year
1998
Status
Completed
Objectives
To determine in the genetic and environmental factors which predict the progression of renal disease, over a 4-year follow-up period, in 210 Chinese NIDDM patients with different stages of diabetic nephropathy; to determine in a cross-sectional study the gentic and environmental determinants of carotid atherosclerosis, as indicated by increased common carotid artery intima-media thickness (CCA IMT) using high resolution B-mode ultrasonography, in Chinese NIDDM patients.